TY - JOUR
T1 - Bedside diagnostics in dermatology
T2 - Viral, bacterial, and fungal infections
AU - Wanat, Karolyn A.
AU - Dominguez, Arturo R.
AU - Carter, Zachary
AU - Legua, Pedro
AU - Bustamante, Beatriz
AU - Micheletti, Robert G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc.
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - Viral, bacterial, and fungal infections are frequently encountered in clinical practice, resulting in numerous cutaneous manifestations. Although diagnosis of these infections has changed over time because of technological advancements, such as polymerase chain reaction, bedside diagnostic techniques still play an important role in diagnosis and management, enabling rapid and low-cost diagnosis and implementation of appropriate therapies. This 2-part article will review both common and infrequent uses of bedside diagnostic techniques that dermatologists can incorporate into daily practice. This article examines the utility of bedside tests for the diagnosis of viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. The second article in this series reviews the use of bedside diagnostics for parasitic and noninfectious disorders.
AB - Viral, bacterial, and fungal infections are frequently encountered in clinical practice, resulting in numerous cutaneous manifestations. Although diagnosis of these infections has changed over time because of technological advancements, such as polymerase chain reaction, bedside diagnostic techniques still play an important role in diagnosis and management, enabling rapid and low-cost diagnosis and implementation of appropriate therapies. This 2-part article will review both common and infrequent uses of bedside diagnostic techniques that dermatologists can incorporate into daily practice. This article examines the utility of bedside tests for the diagnosis of viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. The second article in this series reviews the use of bedside diagnostics for parasitic and noninfectious disorders.
KW - Gram stain
KW - Ziehl–Neelsen
KW - acid-fast
KW - bedside diagnosis
KW - cytology
KW - slit-skin
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.06.034
DO - 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.06.034
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28711082
AN - SCOPUS:85028286034
SN - 0190-9622
VL - 77
SP - 197
EP - 218
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
IS - 2
ER -